The answer was the following: Changing the table names to the correct prefix during the migration was not enough, you have to go into the wp_options table and change wp_user_roles (option id 92) to use the correct prefix as well. Furthermore in wp_usermeta, change the prefix for the administrator user (if not all users). So … Read more
By default, when you upload an image via the admin, it’s metadata is added to the database, and that’s how you can search through them in the media library etc. If you upload images via ftp then they won’t appear in the DB so won’t show up in the admin area. Use a plugin such … Read more
You need to turn WP_DEBUG on in your wp-config.php: define( ‘WP_DEBUG’, true ); That’ll help a lot with working out where that 500 error is coming from. Based on the PHP versions you’ve mentioned, I’m 99.999% sure that the error is due to a feature that isn’t available in PHP 5.2.17. You’re probably looking at … Read more
The issue was actually with the database. I had to bring it down and install again and it worked out. Thanks for the help from everyone.
I solved it by logging in into admin panel and saving site URL with a trailing slash at the end.
There is not enough information to pin point the redirection issue. Here is what you can do to pin point the issue: Check if your new url is somehow different from old url. If its different then you will have to update your urls in database. Check and compare PHP versions of your old and … Read more
WordPress allows for this setup, and they have complete instructions here: Giving WordPress its Own Directory While Leaving Your Blog in the Root Directory I personally would move the files because to me it’s cleaner, but the above mentioned solution should work for you.
WordPress already has this available under Tools > Export. You can export all of your posts, comments, authors, etc. into an XML file which you can them Import into a new (or not new) installation. I believe this has been part of the core since WordPress 2.1.
Absolute or relative URLs are one of those eternal debates, but what you have to know in WordPress context is that it has strong affinity for absolute links. The logic is that changing absolute links in general is easier than changing level of relative links when necessary. The second point you need to know is … Read more
If your theme was developed correctly all of your assets should be stored in: /wp-content/themes/theme-name/ Simply copy your theme folder and drop it into the same location on a new site. From there you can activate it via Appearence -> Themes in your WordPress backend. If you have any plugins you need to copy over … Read more